Comments on: A Litmus Test: Transitioning Technology to Product http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/04/03/a-litmus-test-when-technology-becomes-a-product/ influence your space Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:15:59 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How Many Angels Can Dance on Top of a Product Manager Pin? | DevelopmentCorporate http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/04/03/a-litmus-test-when-technology-becomes-a-product/comment-page-1/#comment-2371 How Many Angels Can Dance on Top of a Product Manager Pin? | DevelopmentCorporate Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:31:20 +0000 http://spatiallyrelevant.org/?p=277#comment-2371 [...] Product Management is different in each organization, with different title lengths and varying levels of P&L influence/accountability.  Some are business owners and others manage requirements - some do all, while the common theme exist “You have to keep things going right way and manage priorities”.  PM’s are responsible for optimizing the cross functional interfaces, customer value and competitiveness of their product in the marketplace and that creates a bunch of Dilbert moments.  PM’s just dance around the organization and try to make things work.  In the more technical organizations these folks are constantly managing the delivery of IP to Product. [...] [...] Product Management is different in each organization, with different title lengths and varying levels of P&L influence/accountability.  Some are business owners and others manage requirements – some do all, while the common theme exist “You have to keep things going right way and manage priorities”.  PM’s are responsible for optimizing the cross functional interfaces, customer value and competitiveness of their product in the marketplace and that creates a bunch of Dilbert moments.  PM’s just dance around the organization and try to make things work.  In the more technical organizations these folks are constantly managing the delivery of IP to Product. [...]

]]> By: spatially relevant » Blog Archive » BIG Idea - Give me money PLEASE?!?! http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/04/03/a-litmus-test-when-technology-becomes-a-product/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 spatially relevant » Blog Archive » BIG Idea - Give me money PLEASE?!?! Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:27:53 +0000 http://spatiallyrelevant.org/?p=277#comment-1143 [...] couple of weeks I’ve been just crazy busy with work, but I’ve also been pitched several technology projects to participate in from a labor perspective or to throw a little cash at. After sitting in these [...] [...] couple of weeks I’ve been just crazy busy with work, but I’ve also been pitched several technology projects to participate in from a labor perspective or to throw a little cash at. After sitting in these [...]

]]> By: Dave http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/04/03/a-litmus-test-when-technology-becomes-a-product/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Dave Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:10:32 +0000 http://spatiallyrelevant.org/?p=277#comment-1116 A technology becomes a product when you have a client paying you to build a custom application on top of the technology, or you've built a product on top of the technology. Once you've built your product on top of your technology, the product manager has to manage both separately. If you have not built a layered architecture and you are selling your technology, it unfortunately is still not a product. Unproductized technology is a hard sale. If you are pushing it at geeks, don't expect to make revenues. A technology becomes a product when you have a client paying you to build a custom application on top of the technology, or you’ve built a product on top of the technology. Once you’ve built your product on top of your technology, the product manager has to manage both separately.

If you have not built a layered architecture and you are selling your technology, it unfortunately is still not a product. Unproductized technology is a hard sale. If you are pushing it at geeks, don’t expect to make revenues.

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